To carry out the side return extension to the rear of the house, although it falls within permitted development (just), we still need to obtain pre-planning approval. This involves submitting architect’s drawings to the council, waiting for the council’s planning department to consult the neighbours and playing the waiting game. The process can take up to eight weeks, in some cases more if there’s a backlog of applications or objections …
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February, 2015
February 22, 2015
Thanks to issuing a full building survey before we bought the house, we knew there was asbestos covering the ceilings in every room. For those of you who don’t already know, asbestos was a building material used widely between the 50s-90s, as it was cheap, hardwearing and easy to install. Unfortunately and unbeknown to builders back then, asbestos fibres can imbed in the lungs and cause horrible diseases, which eventually …
February 9, 2015
Work is now beginning on the house so we wanted to share with you the ‘before’ pictures. This is the house we’ve bought, as we bought it. Be warned, it ain’t pretty! The lounge The kitchen Hallway The second bedroom (and Molly discovering some nice left behind polystyrene balls) The guttering Blown render and a mess in the garden The garden (also known as the jungle) So what do you think?! …
February 8, 2015
February 2015 - Brick Dust Baby